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One Hundred Christmas Dinners

The birth of Jesus is the cause for us to celebrate. No Frankincense and Myrrh; we’ve learned a different trait. Some celebrate in splendour the manger and the hay - driving home to join Jesus and are missing Christmas day. One hundred Christmas dinners never make the plate. No one wants their presents, Christmas cake or celebrate. The empty chair is stared upon; no one has the taste, so one hundred Christmas dinners go to waste. To a stranger whose been lucky in the run to Christmas day, who reads a little paragraph that’s quickly thrown away. Never gives a second thought for those in time of need. Just one less for Christmas is a message they should heed. On the other side of life, death has left a sudden sting. There is a hundred people where this message has to cling. Kin and friends must gather to farewell a parting soul - Christmas day means nothing when the need is to console. One hundred Christmas dinners never make the plate. No one wants their presents, Christmas cake or celebrate. The empty chair is stared upon; no one has the taste, so one hundred Christmas dinners go to waste. Silver bells on tinsel strips decorate the room. Flashing lights in windows hide the reigning gloom. A passer by would note the house is full of Christmas cheer. Christmas time will be recalled - for this memory each year. Christmas time will be recalled - for this memory each year.

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Date: 12/25/2019 9:35:00 AM
Well penned, Lindsay. Merry Christmas! Best wishes to you and your loved ones for 2020.
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Date: 12/29/2019 7:01:00 PM
Thank you Line. I trust you and your family had a wonderful Christmas Day - Lindsay
Date: 12/10/2019 2:27:00 PM
The poignancy of your words is expressed so beautifully in this wonderful poem Lindsey. It is POTD worthy and going into my Faves! This could easily become a classic if it gets the attention of someone famous. I loved it! Happy Holidays! : ) xxoo
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Date: 12/14/2019 6:04:00 PM
Hello Connie … thank you for your fine comment Connie. I trust you and your family will have a joyous Christmas - thanks once again Connie - Lindsay
Date: 12/7/2019 6:14:00 PM
Lindsay- Lovely Christmas poem. It is so true that the sadness of the past tends to creep up on us as soon as we start to take out the Christmas towns and shining stars that belonged to mom or even mom-in-law.
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Date: 12/14/2019 6:01:00 PM
Hello Terri … Correct Terri. As much as Christmas is a celebration, it is also a recollection of those not with us - thank you Terri - Lindsay
Date: 12/3/2019 7:55:00 PM
Aye, mother, in-laws, wife all thought Christmas is best in Heaven! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 12/14/2019 5:58:00 PM
Hello Rico … yes Rico. The lyric is really about a time of remembrance of those who are not with us at Christmas - thanks again Matey - Lindsay
Date: 12/3/2019 3:38:00 AM
Well written lyric Lindsay. Tom.
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Date: 12/14/2019 5:55:00 PM
G'day Tom … thanks for reading and commenting Mate. I trust you'll have a great Christmas up north. I think we might be having a hot one - Lindsay
Date: 12/2/2019 10:55:00 PM
Christmas can become magical when we take the time to remember, lovely poem dear Lindsay.
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Date: 12/14/2019 5:52:00 PM
Hello Pixie … thanks for commenting Pixie. Yes Christmas lead up is an exciting time, especially for children, but it also can be a sad time from unexpected events - thank you Pixie - Lindsay

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